The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has affirmed its readiness to collaborate with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other stakeholders to curtail drug trafficking, especially among the 2019 intending Pilgrims from the state.
Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, the Executive Secretary of the Board, disclosed on Sunday at the enlightenment programmes for the 2019 intending Pilgrims from the
state to Saudi Arabia.
According to him, the Board has created a synergy with NDLEA, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigerian Immigration, Nigerian Customs Service and other stakeholders to curb drug trafficking to the holy land.
He noted that the authority of Saudi Arabia would not spare any pilgrims who indulged in such unholy act while in the holy land.
Tunde-Jimoh, who advised the intending pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors of Nigeria by shunning all negative tendencies that could spoil the image of the country, said: “The board is collaborating with relevant government agencies to ensure that intending pilgrims from the state to 2019 Hajj do not travel with prohibited items,” the executive secretary said.
He explained that during series of enlightenment programmes before the transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, all intending pilgrims, particularly the first timers, will be enlightened on the implications of any negative utterance or action they may take while in the holy land.
The secretary informed that the programmes would also be used to educate the pilgrims on how to perform Hajj and Umrah rites.
He therefore urged all intending pilgrims to ensure that they conduct themselves in a peaceful and in accordance with the rules and regulations guiding their stay in Saudi Arabia.
BusinessDay reports that the enlightenment programme was attended by intending Pilgrims from across the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State.
